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African American

guillaumeb

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Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 01:55 PM

Jun 2016

Nationally, most of the people who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are white. According to 2013 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the program, 40.2 percent of SNAP recipients are white, 25.7 percent are black, 10.3 percent are Hispanic, 2.1 percent are Asian and 1.2 percent are Native American.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/28/food-stamp-demographics_n_6771938.html

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Those rebel flags are aimed at you. [View all] HassleCat Jun 2016 OP

Recommended. Some numbers: guillaumeb Jun 2016 #1

Doesn't surprise me SwankyXomb Jun 2016 #2

It could just as easily be Indiana AwakeAtLast Jun 2016 #3

I see them in Wisconsin Ellen Forradalom Jun 2016 #10

Bet it is in the south west part of Pennsylvania packman Jun 2016 #4

You also find this across the whole northern tier. wcast Jun 2016 #7

Heritage 1 keithbvadu2 Jun 2016 #5

Heritage 2 keithbvadu2 Jun 2016 #6

Ignorance is spread universally throughout the United States. kwassa Jun 2016 #8

I think that is a big part of what that flag is designed to do bluestateguy Jun 2016 #9

Is this your awakening or have you always suspected these things? Number23 Jun 2016 #11

I always suspected HassleCat Jul 2016 #12

+++++ heaven05 Jul 2016 #13